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>I now know the generation whose mind it most attracts, and that it must always substantially remain a novel of adolescence written by a retarded adolescent.
Do you think Fowles is too tough on himself here? I think retarded adolescents probably need to read this book and see themselves in Nicolas more than anyone.

No one is replying but I want to say to anyone curious about this book that I think it is an incredible aesthetic experience. I wouldn't recommend looking up much about the book as the mystery of the plot is part of the appeal and experience, but I haven't read any other book that approaches postmodernism in a novel in the way this book does. A lot of postmodern works are gimmicky in form or structure, while this book works both as a regular novel and as a postmodern examination of the novel and storytelling. The book is rich in allegory and reference, and the prose is enjoyable beyond its role in characterisation and interiority.
To me, it represents one of the most masterful detonations of a certain kind of person that I think a lot of people on /lit/ could relate to, as they are now or maybe as they were when they were younger. Despite being written in the 1950s-60s. Even though it is a bit of a door-stopper, I think it is well worth the time and precisely the adolescence that the author highlights is part of its appeal.

>trannime poster recommends book with an interracial cuckold scene
Pottery

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Have you read the book? I think the scene is germane with the plot and themes.